Supporting-frame



(N0 Model.)

L. G. QUGKBNBOSS.

SUPPORTING FRAME.

Patented Oct. 19,1897.

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LEONARD G. QUAOKENBOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,934, dated October 19, 1897.

Application le. October 3l, 1896. Serial No. 610,708. (No model.)

To @ZZ wwnt it may con/cern:

Beit known that I, LEONARD G. QUACKEN- Boss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Oook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement Vin Supporting-Frames, (Oase No. 6,) ot' which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to supporting-frames, and is particularly applicable for the support of window-boxes, such as are comm onlyin use to contain flowers or plants. It is desirable that such a box should not be stationary, either upon the inside or outside of the window-frame, but should be movable to and fro. My invention accomplishes such a result without obstructing the movement of the window-sash, whether the box be upon the outside or inside, and may be generally described as consisting of a frame to which the box is secured, said frame having suitable tracks or runways which may be thrown like a bridge across the opening from either position of the box. The box may be then moved across, traveling upon said runways, when, the box having reached the end of its travel, the runways may be turned out of the way to allow the window-sash to be moved. p

I will describe my invention as applied to a window-box, but it is e vident that its use is not limited to such application.

The details of my invention may be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichl Figure l is a plan view of a window-box and its supporting-frame constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, the window-frame havingbeen removed on one side for clearness, and dierent positions of the parts being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a socket in which a lug on one of the runways is adapted to be retained. Fig. 4L is a detail sectional view taken on line a 4 of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views showing in crosssection the runways which are thrown across the space to be traversed by the box. Fig. 7

is a detail sectionalview taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 2.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the diierent views.

The box ce is provided at each end with a metallic slotted runway b at the top, and a similar runway b at the bottom, the runways being secured to a metallic plate a', which is fastened to the box by screws. A complemental runway c is provided, having lugs c c2, which may be supported in metallic sockets d d', respectively, mounted on each side ofthe window-frame.

A roller e (shown in Fig. 7) is provided with shoulders e e2, which engage the slots in runways c and h, respectively, constituting a bearing or connection between them and permitting relative longitudinal movement only, except when the runway b has come to the end of its travel along complemental runway c, which latter may then be turned about the lug c2 and roller e as a pivotinto the position shown in dotted lines in the right-hand portion of Fig. 2, the lug c beingV raised out of the socket d, where it normally rests.

A rib c3 extends the ength of the complemental runway c on one side, engaging the under side of runway b when the box is being moved, and supporting it. The rib c3 also prevents the complemental runway c from turning about roller c as a pivot until the box has reached one end or the other of its travel.

A runway f, complemental to runway b', is providedLsimila-r toL cornplemental runway c except that its rib f3 extends some distance beyond the end of the runwayproper, in lorder to better support the box. The rib f3 is also somewhat wider than rib c3, and itsouter edgeis turned up to form a guide f4; Y f

Lugs f f? on complemental runway f normally rest in sockets g g', secured tothe window-frame. Arms g2 g3, pivoted at g4 g5, ,respectively, hang over the sockets g 'g' and serve as locking devices to retain the lugs f f2 within their sockets. f

The roller h (shown in Fig. 4) is similarrin all respects to roller e, the shoulders h'h engaging the slots of runways b and f, respectively, and serving as a bearing and connection between said runways and permitting their relative longitudinal movement. A brace Z is pivoted at Z' to the box a, the end Z2 thereof abutting against the complemental runway f and sustaining the box against sagging.

/Vhen the box is in the position shown in full lines in Figs. l and 2, the lugs c and c2 of complemental runway c resting in their sockets CZ CZ', and the lugs f' and f2 oi' complemental runway j' resting in sockets g g', the window-sash cannot be lowered, its path being obstructed by said runways; but should it be desired to lower the window-sash', the upper complemental runway c is turned about lug c2 and roller e as a pivot, into the position shown in dotted lines, a slot c4 in the rib c3 engaging with a lug b2, provided upon runwayl). Lower complemental runway f may now be turned about lug f2 and roller h as a pivot, lug f having been released from engagement with socket g. The end of rib f3 during the first few degrees of rotation is supported by a lug Zr., mounted upon the lower runway b. The brace Z meanwhile drops into a vertical position, as indicated in dotted lines. The box is now supported by lugs c2 c2, resting in sockets CZ CZ', and lugs f2f2, resting in sockets g g', and the movement of the window-sash is unobstructed. Vhen it is desired to bring the box over to the other side of the Window-frame, the complemental runways c and f are returned to their normal positions and the box may be slid back along said runways to the position shown in dotted lines on the left in Fig. 2, bearing on rollers e e and Zt h and being supported by the extensions or ribs fsfi of complemental runways ff. The ends Z2 of braces Z slide over the tops of runways f and drop at the end into the position shown. In this position of the box the complemental runways c may be turned back about lugs c and rollers e as pivots, and complemental runways f may be turned about lugs f' and rollers 7L as pivots out of the path of the window-sash, the box now being supported by lugs c c', resting in sockets CZ CZ,and lugsf]",resting in sockets g g.

As the use of my invention is not restricted to its'ap'plication to a window-box, I shall use the term box in the claims as meaning any object which it is desired to support in the adjustable manner of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a window-casing of a box, runways provided in said casing, adapted to span the space to be traversed by the box on which the box .may travel, and a mounting for said runways which permits the removal thereof from the space' traversed by the box after the box has reached either end of its travel, substantially as described.

2. In a supporting-frame, the combination with runways associated 'with the box, of complemental runways normally spanning the space to be traversed by said box, a sliding or rolling connection between each of said runways and its complemental runway, and pivotal supports, one at each end of said complemental runways, whereby each of said complemental runways may be rotated about one of its supports as a pivot, when the box has reached the end of its travel, to remove said complemental runways from obstructing either end of its travel, substantially as described.

4. In a su pporting-frame for a window-box,

the combination with the box-body, of runways adapted to span the space to be traversed by the box, on which runways the box may travel, a sliding connection between the box and each of said runways, and pivotal supports at each end of said runways about one of which supports said runways may be rotated out of the path of the window-sash when the box has reached vthe end of its travel, substantially as described.

5. In a support for a window-box, the coinbination with the box-body, of slotted runways associated therewith, complemental slotted runways adapted to be thrown across the space to be traversed by the box, lugs upon each end of said complemental runways, sockets upon the window-frame adapted to receive and support said lugs, and rollers provided each with two shoulders, one of said shoulders adapted to engage the slot in one of said runways, and the other of said shoulders engaging a corresponding slot in one of said complemental runways, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 27th day of October, A. D. 1896.

LEONARD G. QUACKENBOSS.

lVitnesses:

D. W. C. TARRER, JOHN W. SINCLAIR.

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